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Saturday, September 5, 2015

120 thousand people surround the Diet in anger

On August 30th,
people’s anger against the security bills and the Abe cabinet flared up. By
noon, the diet building was surrounded by masses of people. Some came from
Osaka by car, others fromNagasaki by air. People from all over Japan
gathered. The rally was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., but by 1pm the sidewalks
in front of the Diet building were packed. Participantsoverflowed
onto the street. The police were unable to stop the overflow. The rally was
attended by leaders of the four opposition parties, the Democratic Party, Japan
Communist Party, Social Democratic Party and the People’s Life Party. OZAWA
Ichiro, leader of the People’s Life Party, was welcomed with a roar, since it
was his first appearance in a rally against the security bills. The four
leaders firmly held hands to fight together against the security bills and the
Abe cabinet. It rained sporadically, but people on the streets were warmed by the
chanting. When the organizer of the rally announced that the number of
participants reached 120 thousand, there a roar rose from the crowd. (M)